Foot measuring stick



H. N. WHEELER FOOT MEASURINGSTIGK April 14, 1936.

Filed March 9, 1955 lNvENroR HARRY N. WHEELER "Humm,"

ATI'QRNEY Patented Apr. 14, 1936 PATENT OFFIQE FOOT MEASURING STICKHarry N. Wheeler, Birmingham, Ala., assignor to Wheeler-Morse Company,Birmingham, Ala., a corporation of Delaware Application March 9, 1933,Serial No. 660,119

9 Claims.

width scale on the base comprises diagonal parallel lines marked inwidth sizes, operating in conjunction with a width scale marked on therear of the slide. Such a device has worked satisfactorily for bothrights and lefts in adults.and childrens sizes, but owing to thedetachability of the slide and the arrangement of scales, someinconveniences have arisen in both manipulation and obtaining quick andaccurate readings which this invention overcomes.

According to this invention, I mount the slide permanently on the baseso that it can move crosswise in obtaining overall lengths and Widths,and move longitudinally on either side to obtain arch lengths, beingmovable from one side to the other without requiring detachment. In thepreferred form herein shown, the slide is mounted to run in a trackwayon the underside of the base without being interfered with by the flooron which the stick rests when in use, and can readily be shifted fromside position measuring the arch lengthto crosswise position forobtaining overall length and width.

In conjunction with such improved slide, a system of length and Widthscales is provided in association with an indicator and slots in theslide whereby the operator more quickly obtains direct readings onparallel scales. The novel scale arrangement I have devised retains thelongitudinal central scale and edge scales of said patent, butinterposes on one side, an adults width scale, and on the other side, achilds width scale, and on the slide provides corresponding slotsgraduated in length sizes so that adults Width is obtained by direct andpositive reading through one slot in the slide, and childrens widthslikewise through another. This system is found to be quicker and moreaccurate than the width reading system including diagonal width linesdisclosed in said patent. Also, it is possible in this device to carrythe heel to ball scale on either side of the base from adults right downto childrens sizes, which is a decided advantage and (Cl. Sli-3) not, sofar as I know, embodied in any previous device.

In the accompanying drawing,

Fig, 1 is a plan View;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

I represents the base which may conveniently be of die cast aluminumhaving a heel piece 2 at one end, curved to receive the heel in lengthmeasuring, and the small toe in Width measuring. On the underside of thebase is a trackway 3 extending along each side and around the end, andwithin the trackway are ribs or extensions 4 which form a base. Mountedto slide in the trackway from one side around to the other and crosswiseis a slide 6 having inturned end 'I to underlie the trackway andcarrying on extensions 8, screws or pins 9 to hold the slide in thetrack. Preferably as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, the trackway iscurved around the outer end on a radius such, in connection with thelocation of pins 9, as to enable the slide to move'from one edge to theother as in measuring one foot and then the other, or to slide crosswisein the position shown in Fig. 1.

The slide is provided with a curved lug I to contact with the end of thegreat toe in obtaining overall length, and with the great toe ball jointwhen sliding on the side of the base to obtain arch length, which is thedistance from the heel to the said joint. By the structure indicated andshown, it is seen that the slide is held out of Contact With the floorand can be easily slid around and up and down as desired.

The slide in the rear of lug I!) is provided with a central indicatingslot II and pointer I2. On

one side is a width reading slot I3 as for adults,

and on the other side, a wi-dth reading slot III as for children. Eachof these slots is graduated along one edge, as at I6, I1 respectivelywith corresponding length graduations.

The base is provided With a central length scale I8 which starts' atchildrens sizes and then continues into adult sizes as shown and allcooperate with pointer I2. On the right, as seen in Fig. 1 is an outsidescale I9 for giving arch measurements in terms of size for the rightfoot, and on the other side, is a similar scale 20 for the left foot,each of these scales likewise running from childrens sizes into adultsizes.

Between the central scale and the edge scale, as on the right side, is awidth scale 22 for adults, and on the left side is a similar scale 23for childrens widths, the scale 22 cooperating with reading slot I3 andScale I6 on the side, and the scale 23 cooperating with reading slot I4and scale I1 on the slide.

Measurements, preferably for both feet, because feet are often ofdifferent size, are made as follows:

1. Arch length- Place the foot with the heel rmly against the heel piece2. Move the slide on the appropriate side of the base to restthe lug Ii)3. Foot width-Place the outside of the foot.

rmly against heel piece 2 and move the slide lug I against the center.of the large toe joint.z Then press the slide gently against the footandread the Width required for -anadult opposite the size selected onscale 22 and graduations I6. For childrens Width, use the scale 23 seenthrough slot I4 and graduations I1.

'Ihis measuring stick combines in one convenient and practical device',means for measuring both adults and childrens feet for heel to balllength, heel to toe length, and Width, and either right or left foot. Byattaching the slide to the base so that it can be moved around Withoutdifficulty While in use, I add to the convenience of the above features,While the arrangement of pointer, slots vand scales makes possible adirect and positive reading of the width required for the previouslydetermined length and, so far as I know, for the iirst time makes itpossible to run length'scales for heel to ballmeasure from adults rightdown to childrens sizes.

The 4Linvention claimed is:

1. Afoot measuringstick comprising a stick member having a heel piece atone end, a track- Way along the sides and around the opposite end,

scales adjacent the edges and centrally of the stick, a slide mounted insaid trackvvay and movable longitudinally and crosswise of the stick,

and indicating means carried by the slide and` cooperating with saidscales.

2. A foot measuring stick comprising a stick member having a vheel pieceat one end, a track- Wayon the underside along the sides and around theopposite end, scales adjacent the edges and centrally of the stick, aslide' mounted in said trackway and movable longitudinally and cross-Wise of the stick, and indicating means carried by the slide andcooperating with said scales.

3. A foot measuring stick comprising a stick member having a heel pieceat one end, a track- Way on the underside elevated above the bottomalong the sides and around the opposite end, scales adjacent the edgesand centrally of the stick, a slide mounted in said trackway andmovable, longitudinally and-crosswise of the stick,

and indicating means carried by the slide and cooperating with saidscales.

4. A foot measuring stick comprising a stick member having a heel pieceat one end, a track- Way along the sides and around the opposite end,scales adjacent the edges and centr-ally of the stick, a slotted slidemounted in said trackway and movable longitudinally and crosswise of thestick, and indicating means carried by the slide at one side of saidslot and cooper-ating With said scales.

5. A foot measuring stick comprising a stick member having a heel pieceat one end, a length scale centrally of the stick, a Width scaleintermediate the centra-1 scale and one edge, and a slide movable on thestick, said slide having a central slot and pointer for obtaininglengths from said length scale, and a slot With graduations of Widthsizevariation designated by corresponding length size indicia for obtainingWidths from said Width scale.

6. A foot measuring stick comprising a stick member having a heel pieceat one end, a length scale centrally of the stick, an adu'lts Widthscale on oneside of said central scale, a childs width scale on theother side of said central scale, and a slide' movable on the sticksaidslide having a central slot and pointer for obtaining lengths from saidlength scale, `andwidth indicating slots with' graduations of Width sizevariation designated by corresponding length size indicia on oppositesides thereof cooperating with said Width scales.

'7. A'foot measuring stick comprising a stick member having a heel pieceat one end, a foot length scale centrally of the stick, an adults Widthscale on one side of said central scale, a childs Width scale on theother side of said central scale, arch length'scales adjacent thelongitudinal edges of thestick and a slide movable longitudinally andcrosswise of the stick, said slide having a central 'slot and pointercooperating with said foot and arch length scales for obtaining foot andarch lengths, and Width indicating slots on opposite 'sides thereofcooperating with said Width scales, said Width slots having graduationsin foot length units to enable the required Width to be determinedrelatively to the ascertained length.

8. A foot measuring stick comprising a stick member having a heel pieceat one end, foot and arch length'scales longitudinally of the stickrunning continuously through childrens lengths and through adultslengths, a longitudinal childs Width scale adjacent the heel piece, aseparate longitudinal adults Width scale also adjacent the heel piece,and a slide movable longitudinally and crosswise of the stick having aslot and pointer cooperating with said foot and arch length scales, andslotted and graduated in foot length units to cooperate with said adultsand childs Width scales.

9. A foot measuring stick comprising a stick member having a heel pieceat one end, a length scale longitudinally of the stick runningcontinuously from childrens lengths through adults lengths, alongitudinal childs Width scale adjacent the heel piece, a separatelongitudinal adults Width scale also adjacent the heel piece, and aslide movable longitudinally and crosswise of the stick having lengthindicating means cooperating with said length scale when movinglongitudinally on the stick `and Width indicating means cooperatingvvith said Width indicating scales when moving in crosswise relation onsaid stick.

HARRY N. WHEELER.

